Thing you're changing: Crookshanks actually kills Scabbers How do you think this would have affected the outcome of the books?
Had Crookshanks killed Scabbers while stalking him Sirius would never have had the opportunity to clear himself at all. Harry would still believe that his Godfather was directly responsible for the death of his parents, so presumably Sirius would have remained on the run until discovered and given a Dementor's kiss. At which point harry wouldn't care. Buckbeak would have died, and Harry would still be unable to produce a Patronus. Likely Lupin would have left at the end of the year and Harry wouldn't think of him again.
By the time of OotP, the DA would be changed since Harry would not be as adept at defense spells. Voldemort would be unable to use Sirius to lure Harry to the ministry leaving Dumbledore or a Weasley as likely candidates to take his place. Either of those options would be easier to check, particularly since Grimmauld place would no longer be Order headquarters, making the ministry battle less likely to have happened at all.
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How do you think this would have affected the outcome of the books?
Had Crookshanks killed Scabbers while stalking him Sirius would never have had the opportunity to clear himself at all. Harry would still believe that his Godfather was directly responsible for the death of his parents, so presumably Sirius would have remained on the run until discovered and given a Dementor's kiss. At which point harry wouldn't care. Buckbeak would have died, and Harry would still be unable to produce a Patronus. Likely Lupin would have left at the end of the year and Harry wouldn't think of him again.
By the time of OotP, the DA would be changed since Harry would not be as adept at defense spells. Voldemort would be unable to use Sirius to lure Harry to the ministry leaving Dumbledore or a Weasley as likely candidates to take his place. Either of those options would be easier to check, particularly since Grimmauld place would no longer be Order headquarters, making the ministry battle less likely to have happened at all.
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